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FRIEND i' the court 
is better than a penny 
in purse. 

King Henry IV 
Pari 2, Act V, Scene 1 




A jewel in a ten times 
barred-up chest, is a 
bold spirit in a loyal 
breast. 



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gold. 

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A light wife doth make 
a heavy husband. 

Merchant of Venice 
Act V, Scene 1 



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All things that are, 
are with more spirit 
chased than enjoyed. 

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Act II, Scene 6 



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All hoods make not 
monks. 

King Henry VIII 
Act III, Scene 1 



A heart unspotted is 
not easily daunted. 

King Henry VI 
Part 2, Act III, Scene ] 



At lovers' perjuries 
they say Jove laughs. 

Romeo and Juliet 
Act II, Scene 2 



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LL orators are dumb 
when beauty pleadeth. 

The Rape of Liicrece 

A little fire is quickly- 
trodden out, which 
being suffer' d, rivers 
cannot quench. 

King Henry VI 
Part 3, Act IV, Scene 8 

And as the sun breaks 
through the darkest 
clouds, so honour 
peereth in the meanest 
habit. 

The Taming of the Shrew 
Act IV, Scene 3 

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Worldly Wisdom from Shakespeare 

A woman's thought 
runs before her actions. 

As You Like It 
Act IVy Scene 1 

And oftentimes, ex- 
cusing of a fault doth 
make the fault the 
worse by the excuse. 

King John 
Act IV, Scene 2 



And many strokes, 
though with a little 
axe, hew down and fell 
the hardest timbered 
oak. 

King Henry VI 





NGER is like a full- 
hot horse; who being 
allow' d his way, self- 
mettle tires him. 

King Henry VIII 
Act I, Scene 1 

A woman sometimes 
scorns what best con- 
tents her. 

Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Act III, Scene 1 



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At seventeen years 
many their fortunes 
seek, but at fourscore 
it is too late a week. 

As You Like It 
Act II, Scene 3 



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Briefly die their joys 
that place them on 
the truth of girls and 
boys. 



Cyviheline 
Act V, Scene 5 



Be thou as chaste as 
ice, as pure as snow, 
thou shalt not escape 
calumny. 

Hamlet 
Act III, Scene 1 



Better three hours too 
soon than a minute 
too late. 

The Merry Wives of Windsor 
Act II, Scene 2 







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E not as extreme in 
submission as in 
offence. 

The Merry Wives of Windsor 
Act IV, Scene 4 



Beggars, mounted, run 
their horse to death. 

King Henry VI 
Part 3, Act I, Scene 4 




Be check' d for silence, 
but never taxed for 
speech. 

All's Well That Ends Well 
Act I, Scene 1 



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Birds never limed no 
secret bushes fear. 

The Rape of Lucrece 



Better a witty fool than 
a foolish wit. 

Twelfth Night 
Act I, Scene 5 



Beware of entrance to 
a quarrel; but, being 
in, bear it that the 
opposer may beware 
of thee. 

Hamlet 
Act I, Scene 3 




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ARE'S an enemy to 
life. 

Twelfth Night 
Act /, Scene 3 

Corruption wins not 
more than honesty. 

King Henry VIII 
Act Illi Scene 2 

Ceremony was but 
devised at first to set 
a gloss on faint deeds, 
hollow welcomes, but 
where there is true 
friendship, there needs 
none. 

Timon of Athens 
Act I, Scene 2 



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Celerity is never more 
II admired than by the 
neghgent. 

Anthony and Cleopatra 
Act III, Scene 9 

Cease to lament for 
that thou canst not 
help. 

Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Act III, Scene 1 

Diseases, desperate 
grown, by desperate 
appHance are reHeved. 

Hamlet 
Act IV, Scene 3 



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VERY man has busi- 
ness and desire, such 
as it is. 

Hamlet 
Act I, Scene 4 



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Every man will be thy 
friend, whilst thou hast 
wherewith to spend. 

The Passionate Pilgrim 




Every why hath a 
wherefore. ' & 

The Comedy of Errors 
Act II, Scene 2 



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Worldly Wisdom from Shakespeare 




Fire that's closest 
kept, burns most of allT 

Two GenUemen of Verona 
Act I, Scene 2 



Forbear to judge, for 
we are sinners all. 

King Henry VI 
Part 2, Act III, Scene 3 



Fat paunches have lean 
pates; and dainty bits 
make rich the ribs, 
but bankerout the wits. 

Love's Labor Lost 
Act I, Scene 1 




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RIEF joys, joy grieves, 
on slender accident. 



Hamlet 
Act III, Scene 2 



God on our side, doubt 
not of victory. 

King Henry VI 
Part 2, Act IV, Scene 8 



Good wine needs no 
bush. 





Worldly Wisdom from Shakesj)eare 



Give every man thine 
ear, but few thy voice. 



Hamlet 
Act I, Scene 3 



Gold that's put to use 
more gold begets. 

Venus and Adonis 



Good counsellors lack 
no clients. 

Measure for Pleasure 
Act I, Scene 2 




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Act IV, Scene 2 




Grief 


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Heat not a furnace for 
your foe so hot that 
it do singe yourself. 



King Henry VIII 
Act I, Scene 1 



He that dies pays all 
debts. 

The Tempest 
Act III, Scene 2 




Have you not heard 
it said full oft, a 
woman's nay doth 
stand for naught? 

The Passionate Pilgrim 
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E jests at scars that 
never felt a wound. 



Romeo and Juliet 
Act II, Scene 2 



He does me double 
wrong that wounds 
me with the flatteries 
of his tongue. 



King Richard II 
Act III, Scene 2 



He's mad that trusts 
in the tameness of a 
wolf, a horse's heels, 
or a boy's love. 



King Lear 
Act III, Scene 6 



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Hasty marriage 
seldom proveth well. 

King Henry VJ 
Part 3 ; Act IV, Scene 1 



Here's nothing to be 
got'now-a-days, unless 
thou canst fish for 't. 



Pericles 
Act II, Scene 1 



Have more than thou 
showest; speak less 
than thou knowest ; 
lend less than thou 
owest. 

King Lear 
Act I, Scene 4 



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King Henry V 
Act 11, Scene 3 



How bitter a thing it 
is to look into happi- 
ness through another 
man's eyes. 

As You Like It 
Act V, Scene 2 

He that is proud, eats 
up himself: pride is 
his own glass, his 
own trumpet, his own 
chronicle. 

Troilus and Cressida 
Act II, Scene 3 



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How oft the sight of 
means to do ill deeds 
makes deeds ill done. 



King John 
Act IV, Scene 2 



He tires betimes that 
spurs too fast betimes. 

King Richard II 
Act II, Scene 1 



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He that filches from 
me my good name, 
robs me of that which 
not enriches him, but 
makes me poor indeed. 

Othello 
Act III, Scene 3 



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E that is thy friend 
indeed, he will help 
thee at thy need. 

The Passionate Pilgrim 

He that stands upon a 
slippery place makes 
nice of no vile hold 
to stay him up. 

King John 
Act III, S.cene 4 



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He that wants money, 
means, and content, is 
without three good 
friends. 



As You Like It 
Act III, Scene I 




I swear, 'tis better 
to be lowly born, than 
to be perk'd up in a 
glistering grief, and 
wear a golden sorrow. 

King Henry VIII 
Act II, Scene 3 

If a man do not erect 
in this age his own 
tomb ere he dies, he 
shall live no longer 
in monument than the 
bells ring, and the 
widow weeps. 

Much Ado About Nothing 
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T is a good divine 
that follows his own 



instructions. 



The Merchant of Venice 
Act I, Scene 2 



In common worldly 
things, 'tis called un- 
grateful, with dull 
unwillingness to repay 
a debt. 

King Richard III 
Act II, Scene 2 




It is a greater grief 
to bear love's wrong, 
than hate's known 



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I can easier teach 
twenty what were 
good to be done, than 
be one of the twenty 
to follow my own 
teaching. 

The Merchant of Venice 
Act I, Scene 2 

In a false quarrel there 
is no true valour. 

Much Ado About Nothing 
Act V, Scene 1 

It is great sin to swear 
unto a sin, but greater 
sin to keep a sinful 

King Henri/ VI 
Part 2, Act V, Scene 1 

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'LL drink no more 
than will do me good, 
for no man's pleasure. 

King Henry IV 
Part % Act II, Scene 4 

It is a kind of good 
deed to say well ; and 
yet words are no deeds. 

King Henry VIII 
Act III. Scene 2 



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ril take thy word for 
faith, not ask thine 
oath ; who shuns not 
to break one, will sure 
crack both. 



Pericles 
Act 7, Scene 2 




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Jesters do oft prove 
prophets. 



King Lear 
Act V, Scene 3 



Kindness in women, 
not their beauteous 
looks, shall win my 
love. 

The Taming of the Shrew 
Act IV, Scene 1 



Knavery's plain face is 
never seen till used. 




Othello 
Act II, Scene 1 




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ORD, what fools these 
mortals be ! 

A Midsummer Nighfs Dream 
Act III, Scene 2 



Loan oft loses both 
itself and friend, and 
borrowing dulls the 
edge of husbandry. 



Hamlet 
Act I, Scene 3 



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Let Hercules himself 
do what he may, the 
cat will mew, and dog 
will have his day. 



Hamlet 
Act V, Scene 1 




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Let them obey, that 
know not how to rule. 

King Henry VI 
Pari 2, Act V, Scene 1 




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Love sought is good, 
but given unsought is 
better. 

Tivelfih Night 
Act III, Scene 1 



Look, as the waves 
make towards the 
pebbled shore, so do 
our minutes hasten to 
their end. 



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OVE comforteth like 
sunshine after rain. 

Venus and Adonis 



Let your own discre- 
tion be your tutor. 



Hamlet 
Act III, Scene 2 



Love looks not with 
the eyes, but with the 
mind, and therefore is 
wing'd Cupid painted 
blind. 

A Midsummer Night's Dream 
Act I, Scene 1 







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Life's but a walking 
shadow; a poor player, 
that struts and frets his 
hour upon the stage, 
and then is heard no 



more. 



Macbeth 
Act V, Scene 5 



Men are as the time is. 

King Lear 
Act V, Scene 3 



^j Men's faults do seldom 
to themselves appear. 

The Rape of Lucrece 



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MEN are men: the best 
sometimes forget. 

Othello 
Act II, Scene 3 



Men at some time are 
masters of their fates. 

Julius CcBsar 
Act I, Scene 2 



Men have died from 
time to time, and 
worms have eaten 
them; but not for love. 

As You Like It 
Act IV, Scene 1 



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Neither a borrower 
nor a lender be. 

Hamlet 
Act I, Scene 3 



No legacy is so rich 
as honesty. 

All's Well that Ends Well 
Act III, Scene 5 



Nothing can seem foul 
to those that win. 

King Henry IV 
Part 1, Act V, Scene 1 



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Time's scythe can 
make defence. jr 

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Nought's had, all's It 
spent, when our desire |^ 
is got without content. 

Macbeth 
Act III, Scene 2 



Now 'tis the spring, 
and weeds are shallow- 
rooted ; suffer them 
now, and they'll o'er- 
grow the garden. 

King Henry VI 
Part 2, Act III, Scene 1 





O, they love least that 
let men know their 
love. 

Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Act 1, Scene 2 



Oft expectation fails, 
and most oft there 
where most it promises. 

AWs Well that Ends Well 
Act II, Scene 1 



Oh ! how wretched is 
that poor man that 
hangs on princes' 
favors. 

Kifig Henry VIII 
Act III, Scene 2 



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guilt is great! 

The Rape of Lucrece 

Oh! that men's ears 
should be to counsel 
deaf, but not to 
flattery. 

Timon of Athens 
Act I, Scene 2 

O, what may man 
within him hide, 
though angel on the 
outward side! 

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Oh! that men should 
put an enemy into 
their mouths, to steal 
away their brains. 

Othello 
Act II, Scene 3 



One sorrow never 
comes but brings an 
heir. ^ . , 

Pericles 
Act I, Scene 4 

One touch of nature 
makes the whole world 
k.in. 

Troilus and Cressida 
Act III, Scene 3 



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NE may smile and 
smile, and be a villain. 



Hamlet 
Act I, Scene 3 



Our bodies are our 
gardens, to which our 
wills are gardeners. 

Othello 
Act I, Scene 3 



Our doubts are traitors, 
and make us lose the 
good we oft might 
win, by fearing to 
attempt. 

Measure for Measure 
Act I, Scene 5 




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Poor and content, is 
rich, and rich enough. 

Othello 
Act III, Scene 3 



Reason and love keep 
little company to- 
gether now-a-days. 

A Midsummer Night's Dream 
Act III, Scene 1 



Rich gifts wax poor 
when givers prove 
unkind. 



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Act III, Scene 1 



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MALL cheer and 
great welcome makes 
a merry feast. 

The Comedy of Errors 
Act III, Scene 1 

Self-love, my liege, is 
not so vile a sin as 
self-neglecting. 

King Henry V 
Act II, Scene 4 

She is a woman, 
therefore may be 
woo'd; she is a woman, 
therefore may be won. 

Titus Andronicus 
Act II, Scene 1 



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Short time seems long 
in sorrow's sharp sus- 
taining. 

The Rape of Lucrece 

Shut doors after you: 
Fast bind, fast find; 
a proverb never stale 
in thrifty mind. 

The Merchant of Vep.ice 
Act II, Scene 5 

Should all despair that 
have revolted wives, 
the tenth of mankind 
would hang them- 
selves 

The Winter's Tale 
Act I, Scene 2 



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base men proud. 

King Henry VI 
Part %, Act IV, Scene 1 



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Sweet are the uses of 
adversity. 

As Yon Like It 
Act II, Scene 1 



So wise, so young, 
they say, do ne'er Hve 
long. 



King Richard III 
Act III, Scene 1 




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Some that smile have 
in their hearts, I 
fear, millions of 
mischiefs. 

Julius Ccesar 
Act IV, Scene 1 

Sweetest things turn 
sourest by their deeds ; 
lilies that fester smell 
far worse than weeds. 

Sonnets, 94 

So full of artless 
jealousy is guilt, it 
spills itself, in fearing 
to be spilt. 

■'• Hamlet 

Act IV, Scene 5 




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WEET mercy is 
nobility's true badge. 



Titus Andronicus 
Act I, Scene 1 



Slander's mark was *S 
ever yet the fair. 

Sonnets, 70 



Small lights are soon 
blown out, huge fires 
abide. 

The Rape of Lucrece 



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Sweets, grown com- 
mon, lose their dear 
delieht. 

° Sonnets, 102 

Shame to him, whose 
cruel striking kills for 
faults of his own 
liking ! 

Measure for Measure 
Act III, Scene 2 

Small curs are not 
regarded when they 
grin; but great men 
tremble when the lion 
roars. 

King Henry VI 
Pari 2, Act III, Scene 1 



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HE apparel oft pro- 
claims the man. 

Hamlet 
Act I, Scene 3 

The better part of 
valour is discretion. 




King Henry IV 
Part 1, Act V, Scene 4 



The camomile, the 
more it is trodden the 
faster it grows; yet 
youth, the more it is 
wasted, the sooner it 
wears. 

King Henry IV 
Act II, Scene 4 



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Time is the nurse and 
breeder of all good. 

Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Act Illy Scene 1 



The flighty purpose 
never is overtook unless 
the deed go with it. 

Macbeth 
Act IV, Scene 1 



Thou would'st as soon 
go kindle fire with 
snow, as seek to 
quench the fire of love 
with words. 

Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Act II, Scene 7 



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makes the greatest 
sound. • f^ 

King Henry V 
Act iV, Scene 4 

The fashion wears out * 



more apparel than the 
man. 

Much Ado About Nothing 
Act III, Scene 3 

Thieves for their rob- 
bery have authority, 
when judges steal 
themselves. 

Measure for Measure 
Act II, Scene % 




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Talkers are no good 
doers. 

King Richard III 
Act I, Scene 3 



As You Like It 
Act IV, Scene 1 



That which we have 
we prize not to the 
worth whiles we 
enjoy it. 

Much Ado About Nothing 
Act IV, Scene 1 



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and to have nothing, v^| 

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THE poor advanced, 
makes friends of 
enemies. 

Hamlet 
Act III, Scene 2 



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The devil can cite 
Scripture for his 
purpose. 

The Merchant of Venice 
Act I, Scene 3 



The evil that men do 
lives after them, the 
good is oft interred 
with their bones. 




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The purest treasure 
mortal times afford is 
spotless reputation. 

King Richard II 
Act I, Scene 1 



There's no art to find 
the mind's construc- 
tion in the face. 

Macbeth 
Act I, Scene 4 

The chariest maid is 
prodigal enough, if 
she unmask her beauty 
to the moon. 

Hamlet 
Act I, Scene 3 




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HE night is long that 
never finds the day. 



Macbeth 
Act IV, Scene 3 



The miserable have 
no other medicine, but 
only hope. 

Measure for Measure 
Act III, Scene 1 



The current, that with 
gentle murmur glides, 
thou know'st, being 
stopp'd, impatiently 
doth rage. 

Two Gentlemen of Verona 
Act II, Scene 6 



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The sight of lovers 
feedeth those in love. 

As You Like It 
Act III, Scene 4 

The fool doth think 
he is wise, but the 
wise man knows him- 
self to be a fool. 

As You Like It 
Act V, Scene 1 

The gods are just, and 
of our pleasant vices, 
make instruments to 
scourge us. 

King Lear 
Act V, Scene 3 



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HE learned pate 
ducks to the golden 
fool. 

Timon of Athens 
Act IV, Scene 3 



The hardest knife, 
ill-used, doth lose his 
edge. 

Sonnets, 95 



The friends thou hast, 
and their adoption 
tried, grapple them to 
thy soul with hoops 
of steel. 



Hamlet 
Act I, Scene 3 



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There is no sure 
foundation set on 
blood, no certain life 
achiev'd by others' 
death. 

King John 
Act IV, Scene 2 



The man that hath no 
music in himself, nor 
is not mov'd with 
concord of sweet 
sounds, is fit for 
treasons, stratagems, 
and spoils. 

The Merchant of Venice 
Act V, Scene 1 

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HE labour we delight || 
in physics pain. 



Macbeth T 
Act II, Scene 3 



The grief that does 
not speak, whispers the 
o'er-fraught heart, and 
bids it break. 



Macbeth 
Act IV, Scene 3 



Then let thy love be 
younger than thyself, 
or thy affection cannot 
hold the bent. 

Twelfth Night 
Act II, Scene 4 

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Things ill got have_ 
ever bad success. 

King Henry VI 
Part 3, Act II, Scene 2 

There never yet was 
a fair woman but she 
made mouths in a 
glass. 

King Lear 
Act III, Scene 2 

There's a divinity 
doth shape our ends, 
rough-hew them how 
we will. 

Hamlet 
Act V, Scene 2 



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THE thief doth fear 
each bush an officer. 

King Henry VI 
Part 3 ,Aci V,- Scene 6 

The offender's sorrow 
lends but weak reUef, 
to him that bears the 
strong offence's cross. 

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There is a tide in the 
affairs of men, which, 
taken at the flood, 
leads on to fortune. 



Julius CoBsar 
Act IV, Scene 2 



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There's hope a great^ 
man's memory may 
outhve his Ufe half a 
year; but, by'r lady, he 
must build churches 
then. 

Hamlet 
Act III, Scene 2 




The sense of death is 
most in apprehension; 
and the poor beetle, 
that we tread upon, 
in corporal sufferance 
finds a pang as great 
as when a giant dies. 

Measure for Measure 
Act III, Scene 1 



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HERE'S small choice 
in rotten apples. 

The Taming of the Shrew 
Act I, Scene 1 

There was never yet 
philosopher that could 
endure the tooth-ache 
patiently. 

Much Ado About Nothing 
Act V, Scene 1 

The silence often, of 
pure Innocence per- 
suades, when speaking 
lails 

The Winter's Tale 
Act II, Scene 2 



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The smallest worm 
will turn, being 
trodden on. 

King Henry VI 
Part 3, Act II, Scene 2 

There's no better sign 
of a brave mind than 
a hard hand. 

Kiiig Henry VI 
Part 2 Act IV, Scene 2 

There's not one wise 
man among twenty 
that will praise 
himself. 

Much Ado About Nothing 
Act V, Scene 2 




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This is the worst. 

King Lear 
Act IV, Scene 1 




Things out of hope 
are compass' d oft with 
venturing. 




Venus and Adonis 




The sweets we wish 
for turn to loathed 




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The venom claniotirs 
of a jealous woman 
poison more deadly 
than a mad dog's 
tooth. 

The Comedy of Errors 
Act V, Scene 1 



Thrice is he armed 
that hath his quarrel 
just; and he but naked 
though locked up in 
steel, whose conscience 
with injustice is 
corrupted. 

King Henry VI 
Part 2, Act III, Scene 2 



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HINGS won are done: 
Joy's soul lies in the 
doing. 

Troilus and Cressida 
Act I, Scene 2 



' Tis time to fear when 
tyrants seem to kiss. 

Pericles 
Act 7, Scene 2 



Though it be honest, 
it is never good to 
bring bad news. Ill 
tidings tell themselves. 

Anthony and Cleopatra 
Act II, Scene 5 




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Thoughts are but 
dreams till their effects 
be tried. 

The Rape of Lucrece 

To business we love 
we rise betime, and 
go to't with delight. 

Anthony and Cleopatra 
Act IV, Scene 4 





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O fear the worst oft 
cures the worst. 

Troilus and Cressida 
Act III, Scene 2 



To be honest as this 
world goes, is to be 
one man picked out 
of two thousand. 



Hamlet 
Act II, Scene 2 







To fly the boar, before 
the boar pursues, were 
to incense the boar to 
follow us. 



King Richard III 
Act III, Scene 2 



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'Tis not the many 
oaths that make the 
truth, but the plain 
single vow that is 
vowed true. 

All's Well That Ends Well 
Act IV, Scene 2 

Time is like a fashion- 
able host, that slightly 
shakes his parting 
guest by the hands 
and with his arm; 
outstretch' d, as he 
would fly, grasps in 
the comer. 

Troilus and Cressida 
Act III, Scene 3 




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tardy as too slow. 



Romeo and Juliet 
Act II, Scene 6 



' Tis ever common, 
that men are merriest 
when they are from 
home. 

King Henry V 
Act I, Scene 2 



To wilful men, the 
injuries that they 
themselves procure 
must be their school- 
masters. 

King Lear 
Act II, Scene 4 





Truth loves open 
dealinp:. 

^ King Henry VIII 
Act III, Scene 1 

' Tis safer to be that 
which we destroy than 
by destruction dwell 
in doubtful joy. 

Macbeth 
Act III, Scene 2 

To mourn a mischief 
that is past and gone, 
is the next way to 
draw new mischief on. 

Othello 
Act I, Scene 3 






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that wears a crown. 

King Henry IV 
Part 2, Act III, Scene 1 



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Unquiet meals make 
ill digestions. 

The Comedy of Errors 
Act V, Scene 1 



Unbidden guests are 
often welcomest when 
they are gone. 

King Henry VI 
Pari 1, Act II, Scene 2 




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Use every man after 
his desert, and who 
should 'scape whip- 
ping? Use them after 
your own honor and 
dignity; the less they 
deserve, the more 
merit is in your 
bounty. 

Hamlet 
Act II, Scene 2 





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house of tears. 

Romeo and Juliet 
Act IV, Scene 1 






Virtue itself turns vice, 
being misapplied. 

Romeo and Juliet 
Act II, Scene 3 




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gresses is but patched 
with sin ; and sin that 
amends is but patched 
with virtue. 

Twelfth Night 
Act I, Scene 5 



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Virtue is bold and 
goodness never fearful. 

Measure for Measure 
Act III, Scene 1 



Violent fires soon burn 
out themselves. 

, King Richard II 
Act II, Scene 1 



What can be avoided 
whose end is purpos'd 
by the mighty gods ? 

Julius Coesar 
Act II, Scene 2 




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HAT a piece of work 
is man. 

Hamlet 
Act II, Scene 2 



We know what we 
are, but know not 
what we may be. 



Hamlet 
Act IV, Scene 5 



Weariness can snore 
upon a flint, when 
restive sloth finds the 
down pillow hard. 




Cymbeline 
Act, III Scene 6 



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We are not ourselves 
when nature, being 
oppress' d, commands 
the mind to suffer 
with the body. 

King Lear 
Act II, Scene 4 



Women are roses; 
whose fair flower 
being once displayed, 
doth fall that very 
hour. 

Twelfth Night 
Act II, Scene 4 




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Act I, Scene 2 



What need we have 
any friends if we 
should never have any 
need of them? 

Timon of Athens I 
Act I, Scene 2 j 

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What's in a name? 

that which we call a t 

rose by any other name ■' 

would smell as sweet. I 

Romeo and Juliet ! 
Act II, Scene 2 



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What cannot 
eschew'd must 
embrac'd. 



The Merry Wives of Windsor 
Act V, Scene 5 




What king so strong 
can tie the gall up in 
the slanderer's tongue? 

Measure for Measure 
Act III, Scene 2 



We are time's sub- 
jects, and time bids us 
begone. 

King Henry IV 
Part 2, Act I, Scene 3 



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E are such stuff as 
dreams are made of. 

The Tempest 
Act IV, Scene 1 

What though care 
killed a cat, thou hast 
mettle enough in thee 
to kill care. 

Much Ado About Nothing 
Act V, Scene 1 



When we our betters 
see bearing our woes, 
we scarcely think our 
miseries our foes. 

King Lear 
Act III, Scene 6 

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Who is't can read a 
woman ? 

Cymbeline 
Act V, Scene 5 

Who does i' the wars 
more than his captain 
can become his cap- 
tain's captain. 

Anthony and Cleopatra 
Act III, Scene 1 



When love begins to 
sicken and decay, it 
useth an enforced 



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Act IV, Scene 1 

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hates the gods above. 



Pericles 
Act II, Scene 3 



Who makes the fairest 
show means most 
deceit. 

Pericles 
Act I, Scene 4 



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When the fox hath 
once got in his nose, 
he'll soon find means 
to make his body 
follow. 

King Henry VI 
Part 3, Act IV, Scene 7 




Who is't can say, 
am at the worst ? 

King Lear 
Act IV, Scene 1 

When devils will their 
blackest sin put on, 
they do suggest at first 
with heavenly shows. 

Othello 
Act II, Scene 3 



When fortune means 
to men most good, 
she looks upon them 
with a threatening eye. 

King John 
Act III, Scene 4 




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HERE the greater 
malady is fixed, the 
lesser is scarce felt. 



King Lear 
Act III, Scene 4 



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Who alone suffers, 
suffers most i* the 
mind. 

King Lear 
Act III, Scene 6 




When I tell him he 
hates flatterers he says 
he does; being then 
most flattered. 



Julius Ccesar 
Act II, Scene 1 



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Hamlet 
Act in. Scene 2 



Wisely and slow; 
they stumble who run 
fast. 



Romeo and Juliet 
Act II, Scene 3 



Who seeks, and will 
not take, when once 
'tis offer' d shall never 
find it more. 

Anthony and Cleopatra 
Act II, Scene 7 



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HAT stronger breast- 
plate than a heart 
untainted ? 

King Henry VI 
Part 2, Act III, Scene 2 




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When sorrows come, 
they come not single 
spies, but in battalions. 



Hamlet 
Act IV, Scene 5 



Where love is great 
the littlest doubts are, 
fear. 



Hamlet 
Act III, Scene 2 



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Who not needs shall 
never lack a friend. 

Hamlet 
Act III, Scene 2 



What love can do, 
that dares love attempt. 

Romeo and Juliet 
Act II, Scene 2 



What cannot be 
avoided 'twere childish 
v^eakness to lament or 
fear. 

King Henry VI 
_ Part 3, Act V, Scene 4 




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HAT we do deter- 
mine, oft we break. 



Hamlet 
Act III, Scene 2 



We call a nettle but a 
nettle; and the faults 
of fools but folly. 



Coriolanus 
Act II, Scene 1 




What you cannot as 
you would achieve, you 
must perforce accom- 
plish as you may. 



Titus Andronicus 
Act II f Scene 1 



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We, ignorant of our- 
selves, beg often our 
own harms, which the 
wise powers deny us 
for our good. 

Anthony and Cleopatra 
Act II, Scene 1 



We wound our 
modesty, and make 
foul the clearness of 
our deservings, when 
of ourselves we pub- 
lish them. 

All's Well That Ends Well 
Act /, Scene 3 




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to the vile seem vile. 



King Lear 
Act IV, Scene 2 



With devotion^s visage 
and pious action, we 
do sugar o'er the devil 
himself 



Hamlet 
Act III, Scene 1 



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reason, it eats the 
sword it fights with. 

Anthony and Cleopatra 
Act III, Scene % 








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Wise men ne'er sit 
and wail their loss. 

King Henry VI 
Part 3, Act V, Scene 4 



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What wound did ever 
heal but by degrees ? 



O thello 
Act II, Scene 3 






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twenty locks kept fast, 
yet love breaks 
through, and picks 
them all at last. 




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but heaven knows 
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Act III, Scene 1 



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